A DEFRA report in 2005 undertaken by researchers at AEA Technology Environment, entitled 'The Validity of Food Miles as an Indicator of Sustainable Development', included findings that "the direct environmental, social and economic costs of food transport are over £9 billion each year, and are dominated by congestion.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/jul/15/food.greenpolitics
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